"IT Communications industry is responsible for 2% of global carbon emissions."

Gartner — the same amount attributable to aviation

Telinet is a Mitel Premier partner, and Mitel is the greenest phone system available in the market place. In this section we provide a brief overview of the different environmental facets of the Mitel phone system.

Reducing waste
• Extending the life of equipment is better than re-cycling
• Emissions from recycling carbon intensive equipment are not well understood

Mitel Intelligent Migration
The best way of reducing emissions is to build on your existing architecture, rather than completely replacing it. The Mitel platform allows you to extend the life of your existing PBX, while taking advantage of the IP communications and the benefits it brings.

Mitel 5340 IP Phones power management features:
• When not in use, they automatically enter lowpower mode that turns off LCD backlight and uses about 80% less energy than full power
• Reducing Harmful Chemicals in IP Set Design. Reduced levels of Lead, Mercury, Hexavalent Chromium, Cadmium, PBB and PBDE which meet RoHS requirements
• 66% of each phone is completely recyclable
• Mitel has reduced product packaging



Future ideas for the Mitel phone system
Mitel is continually looking to develop future ideas which will allow users to work more efficiently, saving energy along the way. For example:

• Mapping systems to route engineers efficiently
• Tracking field engineers through mobile device
• Linking to scheduling systems to make sure closest engineer is used to reduce travel times
• Remote access reducing the need to send a field engineer
• Deploy Your Assistant/ Office Communications Server on site for project managers

The Mitel system can significantly reduce your carbon emissions by changing the way your employees work.

Mitel Remote Workers
The average employee who commutes 5 days a week:

• Commutes 43.5 miles / week
• Spends 233 hours each year getting to and from work
• Including business travel, travels an additional 1 1/2 times around the globe
• Disperses 8 tons of pollutants each year

Each employee that works from home 1 day per week prevents 834lbs of CO2 from entering the air.

By deploying remote workers, where an IP phone is simply plugged into a broadband connections with no requirements for a VPN, you are able to reduce carbon emissions, and provide flexible working for your staff, which is increasingly being viewed as a key benefit.

With a variety of tools, such as conferencing, presence, availability and remote supervision of staff it is even easier to allow home and remote workers.

For more information about reducing the negative impact of your systems contact Telinet on 0800 652 3232 or email sales@telinet.co.uk